Lead Backend Engineer (AI Project)

Job description

About Us: 

AIRR Labs is a fast-growing E-commerce & Social Commerce company building lasting connections between brands and consumers in Southeast Asia. We provide a full suite of solutions that enable brands to bring their unique stories to life across online customer journey. 

Our Technology team is dedicated to building innovative AI tools that generate high-quality content, images, and videos to empower businesses to scale efficiently. 

Our mission is to revolutionize content creation through cutting-edge artificial intelligence, enabling our clients to achieve unparalleled growth and creativity. 

Job Summary: 

We are seeking an experienced Lead Backend Engineer to join our team and drive the development of our core infrastructure. You will lead the design, architecture, and implementation of scalable, high-performance backend systems that underpin our AI-powered products. The ideal candidate is a technical leader with a proven track record of building complex systems, mentoring teams, and fostering innovation in a fast-paced environment. 

Responsibilities: 

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of mission-critical backend systems, APIs, and microservices architectures.
• Architect scalable, reliable, and secure solutions to support high-traffic applications and AI workloads. 
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, conduct code reviews, and promote best practices in software engineering.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including frontend engineers, AI/ML specialists, product managers, and executives, to define technical roadmaps and deliver high-impact features. 
• Optimize systems for performance, cost-efficiency, and resilience, including handling large-scale data processing and integration with AI models. 
• Implement and enforce security protocols, compliance standards, and best practices for data protection and system integrity. 
• Troubleshoot complex production issues, lead incident response, and drive root-cause analysis and preventive measures. 
• Participate in strategic planning, technology evaluations, and architectural decisions to evolve our backend ecosystem. 
• Stay abreast of industry trends in backend technologies, cloud computing, and AI infrastructure, and champion improvements and innovations.

Your skills and experience

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). 
• 7+ years of experience in backend development, with at least 3 years in a leadership or senior role. 
• Expertise in multiple programming languages such as Go, Java, etc., with a focus on building enterprise-grade applications. 
• Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, graph databases). 
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, etc., including serverless architectures and managed services. 
• Proficiency in version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible). 
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS). 
• Strong leadership skills, with experience in team management, mentoring, and fostering a collaborative culture. 
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities, strategic thinking, and attention to detail. 
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. 

Preferred Skills (Optional): 

• Expertise in message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka, SQS) and caching systems (Redis, Memcached).
• Knowledge of DevOps practices, monitoring tools (Prometheus, ELK Stack, Grafana Stack), and automated testing frameworks. 
• Familiarity with AI/ML integration, such as serving models via APIs or handling large datasets.
• Understanding of agile methodologies, software design patterns, and performance tuning in high-load environments. 

Why you'll love working here

What We Offer:

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies in a collaborative environment.
• Professional growth and learning opportunities.